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T3A: Choosing an operating frequency, calling CQ, calling another station, test transmissions

T3A01: Which of the following should you do when selecting a frequency on which to transmit?

Listen to determine if the frequency is busy

Call CQ to see if anyone is listening

Transmit on a frequency that allows your signals to be heard

Check for maximum power output



T3A02: How do you call another station on a repeater if you know the station's call sign?

Say the station's call sign then identify your own station

Say "break, break" then say the station's call sign

Say "CQ" three times then the other station's call sign

Wait for the station to call "CQ" then answer it



T3A03: How do you indicate you are looking for any station with which to make contact?

CQ followed by your callsign

RST followed by your callsign

QST followed by your callsign

SK followed by your callsign



T3A04: What should you transmit when responding to a call of CQ?

The other station’s callsign followed by your callsign

Your own CQ followed by the other station’s callsign

Your callsign followed by the other station’s callsign

A signal report followed by your callsign



T3A05: What term describes a brief test transmission that does not include any station identification?

An illegal unidentified transmission

A test emission with no identification required

An illegal un-modulated transmission

A non-voice ID transmission



T3A06: What must an amateur do when making a transmission to test equipment or antennas?

Properly identify the station

Make test transmissions only after 10:00 PM local time

Notify the FCC of the test transmission

State the purpose of the test during the test procedure



T3A07: Which of the following is true when making a test transmission?

Station identification is required at least every ten minutes and at the end of every transmission.

Station identification is not required if the transmission is less than 15 seconds

Station identification is not required if the transmission is less than 1 watt

Station identification is required only if your station can be heard



T3A08: What is the meaning of the procedural signal "CQ"?

Calling any station

Call on the quarter hour

New antenna is being tested (no station should answer)

Only the called station should transmit



T3A09: Why should you avoid using cute phrases or word combinations to identify your station?

They are not easily understood by some operators

They might offend some operators

They do not meet FCC identification requirements

They might be interpreted as codes or ciphers intended to obscure your identification



T3A10: What brief statement is often used in place of "CQ" to indicate that you are listening for calls on a repeater?

Say your call sign

Say "Hello test" followed by your call sign

Say the repeater call sign followed by your call sign

Say the letters "QSY" followed by your call sign



T3A11: Why should you use the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) phonetic alphabet when identifying your station?

The words are internationally recognized substitutes for letters

There is no advantage

The words have been chosen to represent amateur radio terms

It preserves traditions begun in the early days of amateur radio





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